CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Pozsonyi, Kriszta |
|---|---|
| Title | SELF-REFLEXIVITY IN AMERICAN TV SHOWS |
| Summary | This thesis looks at two forms of self-reflexivity through examples from recent American television shows with the aim of exploring the queerness of the phenomena connected to it. The two forms to be discussed in detail are the doppelgänger or the double with examples from Dexter and Buffy the Vampire Slayer on the one hand, and the device of the mise en abyme with examples from Glee and Queer as Folk on the other. Through looking at the main theoretical concerns connected to self-reflexivity I show how closely related the concerns of queer theory and those of theories of self-reflexivity are. In analyzing the examples mentioned above, I will draw attention to how a queer theory perspective can provide for exciting ways of interpreting instances of self-reflexivity. |
| Supervisor | Timár, Eszter |
| Department | Gender Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/pozsonyi_kriszta.pdf |
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